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Education and training sessions focused on policy and legislative advocacy issues, lobbying strategy, working with coalition partners and identifying federal grant opportunities. The U.S. Capitol was moving and shaking on Feb. 15 as dozens of elementary school students from Fairfax County, Va., demonstrated several dance and workout routines at a special launch event for the Partnership for Play Every Day.\n Michelle Park from Ohio: It's a new day on the Hill-the pendulum has swung back and Congress supports us.
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Taking It to the Hill
Advocates find a renewed sense of purpose on Capitol Hill.
Through the challenges of a winter storm, hundreds of dedicated park and recreation advocates braved the elements, arriving in Washington, D.C., for the 2007 National Legislative Forum on Parks and Recreation, ready to take their message to Capitol Mill.Education and training sessions focused on policy and legislative advocacy issues, lobbying strategy, working with coalition partners and identifying federal grant opportunities. These sessions prepared experts and novices for key visits on Capitol Hill.Congressman Mike McIntyre (D-N.C), a...See the full content of this document
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